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THE ARMS RACE

MATCHING: Match each term with its description.
1. _____ MAD A. U.S. program used to develop nuclear weapons in WWII

2. _____ bunkers B. Developed nuclear bombs during the Cold War

3. _____ ICBM C. Year the Soviet Union collapsed

4. _____ Nagasaki D. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

5. _____ hydrogen E. Decade the U.S. and Soviet Union began negotiating

6. _____ SALT F. Mutual Assured Destruction

7. _____ China G. Type of bomb detonated by 1952; Soviets followed in 1953

8. _____ 1991 H. An atomic bomb was dropped here during World War II

9. _____ Manhattan I. Built to protect people from bombs

10. _____ 1970s J. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (long range)

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Match each term with its description.

11. Which of the following is accurate about the Arms Race?

A. The Soviets spent about 50% of the gross national product on its military
near the end of the Cold War.
B. The United States developed the first nuclear weapons through the
Manhattan Project during World War II.
C. The Soviet Union successfully tested their own atomic bomb when they
dropped it on Hiroshima, Japan.
D. Only the Soviet Union successfully created a hydrogen bomb that was more
powerful than the atomic bomb.

12. From how many miles could Ballistic Missiles be fired, at the most?
A. 1,000 B. 2,500 C. 3,500 D. 4,000

13. Which of the following was NOT a reaction of people during the Cold War?
A. People built bomb shelters.
B. Underground facilities were built for high ranking government officials.
C. Americans started to build their own bombs to defend against the Soviets.
D. People became fearful of the Arms Race.

14. Which of the following was NOT a factor to why the Arms Race ended?
A. It became expensive B. The cost became too high
C. The USSR collapsed D. The U.S. bombed the USSR
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 15. What is mainly the message of this political cartoon?
A. The Earth will not survive an Arms Race.
B. The Earth was being put to death by the Arms Race.
C. The Earth was under extreme pressure during the Arms Race.
D. The Arms Race was dangerous.

16. In approximately which year did the United States have the most nuclear
weapons?
A. 1955 B. 1965 C. 1975 D. 1985

17. In approximately which year did the USSR have the most nuclear weapons?
A. 1950 B. 1960 C. 1987 D. 1991

18. Which best completes the analogy:

SS-9 : 16,000 km :: Titan II : __________
A. 15,000 B. 9 C. 1962 D. 8,000

19. Which of the following is an accurate statement?

A. The Warsaw Pact ended in 1955.
B. The United States had more planes than the USSR during the Cold War.
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C. The Titan II rocket was created after the USSR created the SS-9.
D. The United States had more Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles than the USSR.

20. What was NATO?

A. A mutual defense treaty B. An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
C. A rocket model by the USSR D. A treaty between Europe and USSR